The privacy policy describes the principles of our processing of information about you, including personal data and cookies.

1. General information

  1. This policy applies to the website, operating at the following URL addresses: juliasotkiewicz.com and shop.juliasotkiewicz.com which is an integral part of the home page.
  2. The operator of the website and the Controller of personal data is: Julia Sotkiewicz ( address: Elizy Orzeszkowej 50/2, 25-435 Kielce, Poland).
  3. Operator’s contact email address: julia@juliasotkiewicz.com
  4. The Operator is the Administrator of your personal data in relation to the data provided voluntarily on the Website.
  5. The website uses personal data for the following purposes:
    • Running a newsletter
    • Handling inquiries via the form
    • Preparation, packaging, and shipment of goods
    • Realization of ordered services
    • Presentation of offers or information
  6. The website performs the functions of obtaining information about users and their behavior in the following manner:
    1. Through data entered voluntarily in forms, which are entered into the Operator’s systems
    2. By saving cookie files (so-called “cookies”) on end devices.

2. Selected data protection methods used by the Operator

  1. The places where you log in and enter personal data are protected by the transmission layer (SSL certificate). Thanks to this, personal data and login data entered on the website are encrypted on the user’s computer and can only be read by the target server.
  2. The operator periodically changes its administrative passwords.
  3. In order to protect data, the Operator regularly makes backup copies.
  4. An important element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Operator to process personal data, which in particular means regular updates of programming components.

3. Hosting

  1. The website is hosted (technically maintained) on the operator’s servers: cyberFolks.pl
  2. The hosting company, in order to ensure technical reliability, maintains logs at the server level. The following may be recorded:
    • resources specified by the URL identifier (addresses of requested resources – pages, files),
    • time of arrival of the request,
    • time of sending the response
    • client station name – identification performed via the HTTP protocol,
    • information about errors that occurred during the execution of the HTTP transaction,
    • URL address of the page previously visited by the user (referrer link) – in the case where the Website was accessed via a link,
    • information about the user’s browser,
    • IP address information,
    • diagnostic information related to the process of self-ordering services via the registers on the website,
    • information related to the handling of e-mail addressed to the Operator and sent by the Operator.

4. Your rights and additional information on how your data is used

  1. In some situations, the Administrator has the right to transfer your personal data to other recipients if it is necessary to perform the contract concluded with you or to fulfill the obligations incumbent on the Administrator. This includes the following groups of recipients:
    • hosting company on an entrustment basis
    • couriers
    • postal operators
    • banks
    • Payment operators
  2. Your personal data processed by the Administrator for no longer than necessary to perform the activities related to them specified in separate regulations (e.g. on accounting). In relation for marketing data, the data will not be processed for longer than 3 years.
  3. You have the right to request from the Administrator:
    • Access to personal data concerning you,
    • Corrections of the data,
    • Removal of the data,
    • Restrictions on processing the data,
    • Data transfer.
  4. You have the right to object to the processing of personal data for the purpose of pursuing legally justified interests pursued by the Administrator, including profiling, as indicated in point 3.2. However, the right to object cannot be exercised if there are significant legally justified grounds for processing, such as interests, rights, and freedoms that override yours, particularly for the determination, pursuit, or defense of claims.
  5. Complaints about the Administrator’s actions may be lodged with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.
  6. Providing personal data is voluntary but necessary for operating the Service.
  7. You may be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, for the purpose of providing services under the concluded contract and for conducting direct marketing by the Administrator.
  8. Personal data may be transferred from third countries as defined by data protection regulations. This means that it may be transferred outside the European Union.

5. Information in forms

  1. The website collects information provided voluntarily by the user, including personal data, if provided.
  2. The service may also save information about connection parameters, such as the time stamp and IP address.
  3. In some cases, the service may save information that links the data in the form to the email address of the user filling out the form. In such cases, the user’s email address may appear in the URL of the page containing the form.
  4. The data provided in the form is processed for purposes specific to that form, such as processing a service request, handling a sales contact, registering services, etc. Each time, the context and description of the form clearly inform you about its intended use.

6. Administrator Logs

  1. Information about user behavior on the site may be logged. This data is used to administer and manage the site.

7. Important Marketing Techniques

  1. The operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic through Google Analytics (Google Inc., based in the USA). The operator does not transfer personal data to the provider of this service, but only anonymized information. The service relies on the use of cookies on the user’s device. Regarding information about user preferences collected by the Google advertising network, the user can view and edit information resulting from cookies using the following tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
  2. The Operator uses remarketing techniques to tailor advertising messages based on the user’s behavior on the site. This may create the impression that the user’s personal data is being used for tracking, but in practice, no personal data is transferred from the Operator to the advertising operators. The technological requirement for these actions is that cookies must be enabled.
  3. The Operator uses the Facebook pixel. This technology allows Facebook (Facebook Inc., based in the USA) to recognize that a user registered with Facebook is using the Service. However, the Operator does not transfer any additional personal data to Facebook; Facebook only has access to the data for which it is the administrator. The service relies on the use of cookies on the user’s device.
  4. The Operator uses a solution that automates the Service’s operations with respect to users. For example, it may send an email to the user after they visit a specific subpage, provided that the user has consented to receive commercial correspondence from the Operator.

8. Information about cookies

  1. The website uses cookies.
  2. Cookies (also known as “cookies”) are computer data, specifically text files, that are stored on the Service User’s device and are used for accessing the Service’s websites. Cookies typically contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they were stored on the device, and a unique identifier.
  3. The entity that places cookies on the Website User’s device and has access to them is the Website operator.
  4. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
    1. maintaining the Service user’s session (after logging in), so that the user does not have to re-enter their login and password on each subpage of the Service;
    2. achieving the objectives outlined in the “Important Marketing Techniques” section.
  5. The Service uses two basic types of cookies: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies.” “Session cookies” are temporary files stored on the User’s device until they log out, leave the website, or disable the software (internet browser). “Persistent cookies” are stored on the User’s device for the duration specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the User.
  6. Software for browsing websites (internet browsers) usually allows cookies to be stored on the User’s device by default. Users of the Service can change these settings. Internet browsers also allow cookies to be deleted and can be configured to automatically block cookies. Detailed information on these options is provided in the help section or documentation of the internet browser.
  7. Limitations on the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the Service’s websites.
  8. Cookies placed on the Website User’s device may also be used by entities cooperating with the Website operator, including the following companies: Google (Google Inc., based in the USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc., based in the USA), and Twitter (Twitter Inc., based in the USA).

9. Cookie management – ​​how to express and withdraw consent in practice?

  1. If the user does not want to receive cookies, they can change their browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies necessary for authentication, security, and maintaining user preferences may make it difficult to use the website and, in extreme cases, may even prevent access to it.
  2. To manage cookie settings, select the web browser you are using from the list below and follow the instructions:Mobile devices:
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